Posted by Double Eagle in Glossary -
Every so often, I get searches here whose purpose is very clearly to understand some of the basic terms of golf. Golf has its own vocabulary and the meanings of of the words aren’t always clear.
It wouldn’t be so bad if it was just cosmetic knowledge. But if a teacher or instructional book says that some swing flaw will produce a shot that is fat, thin, chili-dipped, skulled, or some other variation, it’s impossible for players to evaluate [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Book Reviews -
“And Then, Arnie Told Chi Chi…“ by Don Wade is part of a series of books that relate the “best true golf stories ever told”.
It all started in 1992 with “And Then, Jack Said to Arnie…“. From there, Arnie told Chi Chi, who told Fuzzy, who told Seve, who told Freddy, who told Tiger, who told The Shark, who told Justin, who finally told Sergio.
Near as I can tell, that’s all the books in the collection.
Back to that for [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Rules -
Yesterday, I talked a little about some misunderstood swing advice. That led me to think about the other kind of bad advice: the kind forbidden by the Rules of Golf.
Golf is a difficult game already. As if that isn’t enough, the rules pretty much leave us on an island to fend for ourselves.
Rule 8 states that a player must not give advice to any other player in the competition aside from his partner, and must not ask [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Instruction -
There are several bits of information that come up on the topic of the golf swing that are often misleading to people. Some things just naturally lend themselves to various interpretations or even varying degrees of whatever is involved.
One of the big offenders in this category is the idea of hitting down on the ball with irons. We might say “hit down on the ball” or “the club makes a descending blow”. Unfortunately, some players may get [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Fitness -
Recently, golf fitness expert extraordinaire, Mike Pedersen launched a new blog. His latest website, Mike Pedersen Golf is, as his subtitle says, all about better golf.
Mike has been a golf fitness professional for over 25 years. He has written over 500 articles on fitness and golf and has been a contributor to GolfOnline.com and GolfIllustrated.com. He has created golf fitness books and DVDs that are available through his websites, along with many training aids for training [...]
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